Cultural Anthropology Day 1

 EClark said, "A society incapable of learning new concepts cannot grow". I believe this is also true for those who cannot learn from their past. Those that look at anthropologists as justifying immoral practices or behaviors refuse to look at the practices themselves. They're shutting themselves down and not allowing themselves to understand the reason these things have happened or are happening and how they could relate to others. Just something I thought was interesting.

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  1. L RodriguezJune 5, 2024 at 7:52 PM

    Looks like you might be trying to address the discussion from my instructor's blog?

    You should post this comment *right on my blog* so it is part of that discussion.

    http://uapenduke.blogspot.com/

    Scroll to the bottom of the post and click on the "comments". Add your and respond to two other students to earn the full credit.

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